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Author Archives: biocon
The World Health Organization and its partners will test the public health effect of immunization in parts of Malawi, Ghana, and Kenya. Read more in the-scientist.com
Five Russian couples who are deaf want to try the CRISPR gene-editing technique so they can have a biological child who can hear, biologist Denis Rebrikov has told New Scientist. Read more in newscientist.com
With climate change often described as the greatest moral challenge of our time, it is inevitable that bioethics should become involved. Read more in bioedge.org
Using human embryonic stem cells (ES cells), researchers have generated models of early human embryos in the lab that are more complex than any previous lab-generated embryo model. Read more in the-scientist.com
Satellite imagery taken over the past two decades shows that the toxic bioluminescent microorganisms responsible for China’s sparkling blue seas are becoming increasingly abundant. Read more in gizmodo.com
A new portable instrument could help to lure useful bugs in from the wild. Read more in the-scientist.com
Could the world ever agree on shared ethical principles? People have been arguing for millennia, says Simon Beard, and reaching an answer is harder than it seems. Read more in bbc.com
Detailed analysis of misconduct investigations into huge research fraud suggests institutional probes aren’t rigorous enough. Read more in nature.com
Gene editing promises to revolutionize medicine. But how safe is safe enough for the patients testing these therapies? Read more in sciencehistory.org